1910 Wisconsin gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1910 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Country:	Wisconsin
Flag Year:	1866
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1908 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1908
Next Election:	1912 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1912
Election Date:	November 8, 1910
Nominee1:	Francis E. McGovern
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	161,559
Percentage1:	50.57%
Nominee2:	Adolph J. Schmitz
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	110,446
Percentage2:	34.57%
Nominee3:	William A. Jacobs
Party3:	Socialist Party of America
Popular Vote3:	39,539
Percentage3:	12.38%
Map Size:	250px
Governor
Before Election:	James O. Davidson
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Francis E. McGovern
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 1910 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1910. Primary elections were held on September 6, 1910.

Republican nominee Francis E. McGovern defeated Democratic nominee Adolph J. Schmitz and Socialist nominee William A. Jacobs, with 50.57% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Francis E. McGovern, former District attorney^[1]

Eliminated in primary

• Henry W. Barker, State Senator
• Edward T. Fairchild, State Senator^[2]
• William Mitchell Lewis, automobile manufacturer^[3]
• John Strange, incumbent Lieutenant Governor

Results

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Adolph J. Schmitz, lawyer, Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1894,^[4] unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for Governor in 1908

Results

Socialist primary

Nominee

• William A. Jacobs, Social-Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in 1908

Results

Prohibition primary

Nominee

• Byron E. Van Keuren, Prohibition nominee for Wisconsin's 8th congressional district in 1908

Results

Other party nominations

• Fred G. Kremer, Socialist Labor

General election

Results

Bibliography

• Book: Glashan, Roy R. . American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . Meckler Books . 1979 . 0-930466-17-9 .
• Book: Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C. . Congressional Quarterly Inc. . 1998 . 1-56802-396-0 . .
• Book: Beck . J. D. . 1911 . The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin . Democrat Printing Company, State Printer . Madison, Wisconsin . .

Notes and References

1. News: . March 24, 1910 . The Race for Governor . 8 August 2021 . Ladysmith news-budget . Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis. . 1.
2. News: . August 12, 1910 . From Stable Boy to State Senator . 8 August 2021 . Northern Wisconsin advertiser . Wabeno, Wis. . 8.
3. News: . January 28, 1910 . Lewis Gives His Platform . 8 August 2021 . The Wisconsin tobacco reporter . Edgerton, Wis. . 3.
4. Book: Bruce . William George . Currey . Josiah Seymour . 1922 . History of Milwaukee City and County . II . Milwaukee . The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company . 404–407 .